Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President William J. Clinton on 1998-07-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "American Heritage Rivers, Amending Executive Orders 13061 and 13080." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: An early statesman would view this measure favorably under Article II, Section 3 (the Take Care Clause). The President operates strictly within the ambit of executing established laws and supervising departmental subordinates, respecting the supremacy of the legislative branch without fabricating novel statutory obligations.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪That the second sentence of both section 2(d)(1) of Executive Order 13061 and of section 2(a) of Executive Order 13080 are amended by deleting "ten" and inserting "up to 20" in lieu thereof.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
97
553 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.23
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 13093, William J. Clinton (Jul 27, 1998). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13093-american-heritage-rivers-amending-executive-orders-13061-and-13080.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to increase the number of rivers that the President may designate as American Heritage Rivers, it is hereby ordered that the second sentence of both section 2(d)(1) of Executive Order 13061 and of section 2(a) of Executive Order 13080 are amended by deleting "ten" and inserting "up to 20" in lieu thereof. William J. Clinton The White House, July 27, 1998. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., July 28, 1998]
